Operation
Christmas Cheer
Be Union - Buy Union - Support Union
Welcome To:
Proudly Serving Union Families Since 2004
OCC Supporters
                                          2005

Canadian Auto Workers local 541 Guelph
Canadian Union of Postal Workers Woman’s Committee Ottawa
Chalk River Technicians & Technologists Chalk River
Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada locals 34-0 Ottawa, 102-
0 Ottawa, 51 Ottawa, 247 Eastern Canada, 896 Deep River, 571 Ottawa
Int Association of Machinists& Aerospace Workers Lodge 1550 Stratford
Int Union, United Automobile & Argicultural Implement Workers of America/UAW
local 251 Wallaceburg
Ontario Public Service Employees Union locals 102 London, 107 London, 124 Sarnia,
123 Forest, 152 London, 154 London, 160 London, 107 London, 124 London
OPEIU  United States
Ottawa District Labour Council - Kingston District Labour Council – London &
District Labour Council – Waterloo Regional Labour Council - Ontario Federation of
Union Retirees
Public Service Alliance of Canada
UNDE 70607 Ottawa, 70395 Ottawa, 70501 Nepean,
UTE 70030 Ottawa, URW 70010 Ottawa, Barbra Stewarts local, National Capital Region
Council ORWC and MDAC, 70041 Ottawa, CEIU 70704 Quebec, 70093 Ottawa, USGE
00038 Kingston, UTE 00011 Kingston, CFIA 70067 Nepean, 73100 Ottawa, TC 70703
Ottawa, 70067 Ottawa, UEW Ottawa
Sheetmetal Workers local 16 Oregon US
Steelworkers Organization of Active Retiree’s C2 Sudbury
United Steelworkers locals 838 Kitchener, 4820 Renfrew, 67 Kitchener,11-470
Montana US
Altig International - AIL Canada Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba - American Income Life
Oregon, Washington D.C, Home Office  

I would be remiss if I did not recognize the special efforts of these Brothers and
Sisters and say:
Thank You - Thank You - Thank - You
All the members of CEP local 247 who volunteered their time, collected, stored,
organized and delivered the food to the picket lines.  Kelli Flora in Oregon and Susan
Cooksey in Washington D.C.  They spread the cheer to our Brothers and Sisters in
the United States

Heather Mc Michael of OPSEU local 102 in London – she rallied all her OPSEU Brothers
and Sisters in SW Ontario.  Ed Cashman of PSAC in Ottawa, who at the eleventh hour
drummed up an incredible amount of support from his locals in Ontario.

Peter Boyle of USW local 343, the Kingston District Labour Council and the OFL.  He
spreads the cheer and keeps people informed of important issues better than
anyone I know!  Without his support last year, there would be no Operation Cheer.

AIL Canada – Rick Altig and Debbie Enstedt who without hesitation wholeheartedly
supported Operation Cheer from day one and encouraged me to focus on
coordinating labours efforts.
Email: casandra@operationcheer.com - Phone: (613) 301-2988 - Fax: (613) 692-5265
About
Operation Cheer
Past Christmas
Food Drives
                                                                              
Amalgamated Transit Union local 279 OttawaRichard, my husband for loading and unloading all the heavy boxes
and all those darn frozen turkeys.
Canadian Auto Workers locals 598 Sudbury and 1520 St Thomas
Canadian Union of Postal Workers locals 566 London and 580 Ottawa
Canadian Union of Public Employees locals 4705 Sudbury, 4000 Ottawa, 4186 London
Communications, Energy and Paperworkers locals 324 Dryden, 1999 London, 156 Espanola, 30-0 Kingston &
Belleville, 247 Eastern Canada, 34-0 Ottawa, 16-0 Goderich, 39 Thunder Bay, 1323 Dryden
Int Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers District Lodge 78 Toronto, lodge 1550 Stratford, Lodge 1863
Goderich
Ontario Public Service Employees Union locals 121 Goderich, 479 Ottawa, 124 Sarnia
Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation all locals in Ontario
Public Service Alliance of Canada - UNDE 635 North Bay, UEW 70742 Gatineau
United Food & Commercial Workers 175/633 Toronto
United Steelworkers locals 14193, 889L and 13173 Port Hope, 7175 Cobourg, 5533 and 1503 Belleville, locals 3222
and 3209 Ganaoque, 9211 and 8794 Hawkesbury, 9343 Cornwall, 9597 and 8327-24 Ottawa, 4820 Renfrew, 11-0001
Montana USA
Teamsters local 938 Toronto

Councils & Committees; Ottawa District Labour Council - Kingston  District Labour Council – London & District
Labour Council - Timmins & District Labour Council – United Steelworkers Eastern Ontario Area Council - CUPE
Sudbury & District Council – CUPW Ottawa Women’s Committee – Ontario Federation of Labour.  

Unionized Company Sponsors; AIL Canada, Altig International and Paul’s No Frills Timmins.  A note of
appreciation to Denise at The Salvation Army, she cut the red-tape and delivered gifts from Santa to all our
union children in Timmins just in time for Christmas.

Special thanks, to these amazing people.  Your involvement brought some much needed cheer to many in
hardship.  

Marlene Rivier OPSEU, Duncan MacDonald OFL, Wyman Mackinnon CUPE, Gary Bragnalo OPFC CEP.  Many
members of OPSEU 479 including Lucy-Ann, Donna, Dorothy, Selena, Pamela and Robert.  George, Jennifer,
David and Angelo of UNDE 635.  Allan and Dave USW 9597.  Marcel, Andre, Luc, Marc, Vince and Coco CEP 37x.  
Lindsay Lynne CEP 247.  Barb Rowell COPE 343, Mona Burke IAM AW District Lodge 78.  Kelli Flora, and Brother
Jim Williams the president of United Steelworkers 11-0001 Montana USA.  Two days before Christmas, the
members of this local made a miracle happen for the remaining 70 families of COPE 343 who were without a
sponsor.  Thanks to them, all the striking members received a grocery gift card.  
                                                  2004
CAW 541, Guelph
Canadian Media Guild
CEP 571, Ottawa - 247 eastern Canada - all CEP locals Kingston to Bathurst, Dennie
Guenette
Chalk River Technicians & Technologies Union
Kingston
District Labour Council - Lanark District labour Council -  Ottawa & District
Labour Council -
Cornwall District Labour Council - London District Labour Council
OPSEU 102, London
UFCW 175 & 633 Provincial
AIL Home Office and AIL Canada
Richard, my husband for loading and unloading all the heavy boxes and all those darn
frozen turkeys.
On behalf of Operation Christmas Cheer, THANK YOU for your support.  Without
you, there is no OCC!  Your local should be very proud for backing this worthwhile
cause and for all the union families you've helped to support over the Holidays.
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2006